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Resistance

English

Noun

resistance

  1. The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
  2. A force that tends to oppose motion.
  3. (Electricity) The opposition of a body to the flow of current, resulting in a conversion of electrical energy into heat and radiation. Measured in ohms.

Translations

  • Finnish: resistanssi (3)

Resistance

  1. An underground organization engaged in a struggle for national liberation from occupation etc.


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